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My wife decided on LASIK after doing her research...she doesnt like wearing her glasses and contacts dont give her as good vision.
We went to Bristol yesterday for the consult and the op. What happened makes an interesting story...
We turned up at 11am and sat for a while. My wife had minor jitters as is expected. After the basic tests and topography we went upstairs to wait for Daryl (sp?) the optician to check prescription etc prior to meeting the Doc.
The tests went fine until the test to check corneal thickness. This requires some anaesthetising eyedrops then a small probe placed on the cornea.
As Daryl was about to place the probe on her eye, Lisa fainted.
This has happened on one or two occasions, usually involving pain or stress and is a completely unconscious act ie she shows or feels no real stress. For example she stubbed her toe once and passed out. After getting innoculations once for Namibia, she had hers then passed out when I was having mine!
Anyway, the poor optician was a bit shocked but she got a nurse, who got the doc and we waited for Lisa to feel better. Oxygebn was offered but Lisa didnt use it. The Doc (Dr Ayobi) was great but explained about the poss problems this could cause if she fainted during LASIK; particularly cutting the flap. He said Epi would be fine.
I took Lisa out for some food/sugar and retail therapy for an hour as she was very upset and getting more stressed. We talked her options over and I said she should return to try to finish the test and then talk to the doc about options.
We did this and Dr Ayobi pulled through again, completely settling her and actually showing Epi to be the best way forward for her in the first place.
At about 5.30 (long day) she had the surgery with no problems at all.
On the way home I bought her some darker sunglasses and an unflattering hat to block more light over the top and some chocolate.
By the time we got to Exeter she couldn't open her eyes and was in severe yet expected pain. I led her up the garden path (literally) and into bed. Gave her a couple of the provided pills and left her to it with all the lights off. She slept on and off and in the morning I gave her the first dose of eyedrops (antibacterial). No anaesthetic drops were included. I think some get them and some dont.
She made me fetch her strawberries and cream at about 11am so I know shes getting better. Lisa says the pain is subsiding, but still "like having shampoo in your eyes you cant wash out".
She can just open her eyes using her fingers on the upper lid. I have a pot of antibacterial alcohol hand wash by the bed for her and myself to use.
When questioned she says the pain will be worth it if it is successful and she doesn't regret it YET.
Its now midday, and I will update this when appropriate.
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How is the wife getting on now? By now the pain should have almost gone i guess. In my case at least, all pain went after the bandage lenses were removed.
I can sympathize with the fainting problem as i fainted the first time i tried contacts! Furthermore, i almost fainted whilst having my right eye epi-laseked two weeks ago. Funny thing was that it didn't happen after the first (left) eye was zapped, only after the second! 
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otherparty (06/06/2007)
i almost fainted whilst having my right eye epi-laseked two weeks ago. Funny thing was that it didn't happen after the first (left) eye was zapped, only after the second! Isn`t it common to feel more percieved "pain" on the second eye? I do remember it being worse on the second eye.....but didn`t actually feel it
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Sorry missed a couple of days...
Well today she had a shower with goggles on and came out feeling 100% better.
She even asked me to open the curtains...
Lisa can read but text is blurry and my laptop screen is too bright to look at. She says if she turns her head too fast she feels a little dizzy.
No more ibuprofen for her...just antibacterial drops and maybe refresh drops as and when.
Bandage lenses out tomorrow morning, so will post after that with an update.
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Keith9534 (07/06/2007)
otherparty (06/06/2007)
i almost fainted whilst having my right eye epi-laseked two weeks ago. Funny thing was that it didn't happen after the first (left) eye was zapped, only after the second!
Isn`t it common to feel more percieved "pain" on the second eye?
I do remember it being worse on the second eye.....but didn`t actually feel it
Hi Keith,
It certainly was for me. I think the problem stemmed from me feeling something when the surgeon scraped the epithelium to one side. I mentioned it to him at the time, but he said i shouldn't feel anything as he had used the same number of anaesthetic drops as for the first eye. Lucky i didn't feel the laser tho! 
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| Well I saw my wife poop herself for the first time today... We went to Bristol to have the contact lenses removed and the doc whipped out the scariest pair of tweezers to pull them out with, offering no explanation. Lisa went pale but managed to survive the ordeal :-) Vision is improving every day...very little pain now.
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Eye test for Lisa yesterday...a tiny bit of astigmatism remaining but she is 20/20.
She is over the moon.
Booked myself in for 23rd July. I hope it goes as well.
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